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A Look at How Facebook Began

With Facebook's IPO coming on Friday, NBC Bay Area's Business and Tech Reporter Scott Budman takes a look back on how Mark Zuckerberg put the tech juggernaut together from his Harvard dorm room. Watch »

6 hours ago
FB IPO Shares Tough Buy For Small Investors

FB IPO Shares Tough Buy For Small Investors

Hoping to get in on Facebook's hotly anticipated public stock offering? You'll need Facebook friends at very... Read »

May 15, 2012

No Severance But Millions for Ex-CEO Scott Thompson

Yahoo sends CEO packing without severance package Watch »

May 14, 2012
Mark Zuckerberg Turns 28, Goes Public This Week

Mark Zuckerberg Turns 28, Goes Public This Week

Facebook CEO turns 28: Does age matter? Read »

May 13, 2012

Yahoo Names New CEO

Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson will step down following a controversy over his college degree. Watch »

May 14, 2012

How to Make Pinterest Work For You

NBC Bay Area's Garvin Thomas talks with the co-author of "The Power of Pinterest" about the rise in popularity of th... Watch »

May 10, 2012
Users Will Buy the iPhone 5 for 4G LTE

Users Will Buy the iPhone 5 for 4G LTE

A new survey says that people will buy the new iPhone, regardless of size or shape, because it will have 4G... Read »

May 10, 2012
Bed Bath & Beyond Buys Oakland's Cost Plus

Bed Bath & Beyond Buys Oakland's Cost Plus

A home store famous for its liberal return policy better hope it doesn't get buyer's remorse on its... Read »

May 9, 2012
Cisco's Earnings Rise 20-Percent to Top Street

Cisco's Earnings Rise 20-Percent to Top Street

Cisco's quarterly earnings surged 20 percent in the latest sign that a recently completed overhaul is paying... Read »

May 9, 2012
Rough Start to Facebook IPO Tour;

Rough Start to Facebook IPO Tour;

The second stop on Facebook's coast-to-coast IPO tour was Boston -- where Mark Zuckerberg as well as an... Read »

May 8, 2012
Chronically Unemployed Cut Off Saturday

Chronically Unemployed Cut Off Saturday

The week ending May 12 will be the last week California's Employment Development Department can pay... Read »

May 8, 2012

Blue Bottle's Rooftop Gets Sweeter With Honey

Blue Bottle is already roasting some of the most popular coffee in the Bay Area near Oakland's Jack London... View »

May 8, 2012
Ritual Coffee Auctioning Off a Barista

Ritual Coffee Auctioning Off a Barista

Coffee snobs everywhere know a good espresso machine is nothing without an even better grinder. Read »

May 8, 2012
Google-Oracle Jury Deadlocks on Key Issue

Google-Oracle Jury Deadlocks on Key Issue

The impasse reached Monday in San Francisco hobbles Oracle Corp.'s attempt to extract hundreds of millions of dollar... Read »

May 7, 2012
Yahoo Gets New Ultimatum

Yahoo Gets New Ultimatum

Yahoo investor Daniel Loeb has issued a new ultimatum to the Sunnyvale company: turn over all the... Read »

May 7, 2012

"Chronically Unemployed" to Lose Benefits

With her anti-poverty budget stretched beyond its limits, Brenda Callahan-Johnson is braced for next Saturday:... Watch »

May 6, 2012

Woman with Allergies Tries Holistic Treatment

It's peak time for allergy pains, and one woman with severe allergies turns to holistic treatment at... Watch »

Apr 20, 2012
Twitter Gives Employees More Patent Control

Twitter Gives Employees More Patent Control

The San Francisco-based social-networking site is promising to give employees more control over their patents. Read »

Apr 17, 2012
Virtual Talent Pool Is Growing, Diversifying: Report

Virtual Talent Pool Is Growing, Diversifying: Report

A growing number of Fortune 500 companies are turning to the web to hire temporary workers, according to a... Read »

Apr 17, 2012
PC Industry Boom Means Stock Jump for HP

PC Industry Boom Means Stock Jump for HP

Hewlett Packard's stock jumped after news that the tech giant is top dog in the PC world broke. Read »

Apr 12, 2012
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